Railway-car.



E. POSSON.

RAILWAY OAR.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 9, 1907.

Patented June 10, 1913.

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RAILWAY OAR.

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RAILWAY GAR.

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E. PUSSON.

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E. POSSON.

RAILWAY CAR. APPLIOATION FILED MAR-.9, 1007.

Patented June 10, 1913.

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E. POSSON RAILWAY CAR.

Patented June 10, 1913.

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RAILWAY GAR. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 9, 1907.

Patented June 10, 1913.

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E. PUSSON RAILWAY GAR.

APPLICATION 11mm MAR. Q, 1007 Patented June 10, 1913.

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' RAILWAY CAR.

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Patented June 10, 1913.

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EDWARD PQSSON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR. T NATIONAL DUMP CAB COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF MA INE.

RAILWAY-CAB.

Specification of Letters Patent.

rammed June 10, 1913.

Application filed March 9, 1907. Serial No. 361,581.

To all whom it may concern:

,Be it known that I, Enwano Possox, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have. invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Cars, of

.whiohthe following is a specification.

ments in the general structure of the car.

Among other things I have provided a side door made in sections the upper and lower half being independent in their movements from open to closed position; also a combined door post cap and carline pocket. For the purpose of properly draining the roof of the car without the possibility of water entering the interior through the upper doors provided in the roof, I have grooved the cal-lines and longitudinal roof members surrounding the door openings. I have also improved the construction of the dumping door in. the floor of the car by forming the inclines of the door as an integral part of the pressed steel edges of the door. Means are also provided with my improved car for locking and applying a seal to the operating shaft of the dump doors when in closed position. The cross-ties of my improved car are continuous from side to side and the side sill is so secured as to be easily remov d, as are also the side post pockets.

In the dra'w-ngsFigure 1 is a side elevation partly in section of part of my improved *ar. Fig. 2 is a plan view of a part of the roof of the same. Fig. 3 is an end vievvpartially in section of the car. Fig. 4t is a side elevation of one of the doors and the adjoining parts of the side of the car. Fig. 5 is a horizontal section of the parts shown in' Fig. l and exhibits the construction of the side door post shoes. Fig. (3 is a transverse vertical section through one of of the door post cap and carline pocket-.- Fig. 9 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 10 is a plan view of one of the roof doors. Fig. ll a sectional elevation of the same. Fig. 12 is a sectional view showing the groove in one of the carlines. Fig. 13 shows the construction of the center cross-tie. Fig. It is a transverse section of the same showing the door operating racks. Fig. 15 is an end view of the center crosstie showing the mode of joining it to the side sill. Fig. 16 is a sectional view of the center cross-tie showing its attachment to the center sill. Fig. 17 is a view similar to Fig. 16 but showing one of the intermediate CI'OSStlQS in section. Fig. 18 is an elevation of one of the intermediate crossties. Fig. 19 is a cross sectional view of the crosstie shown in Fig. 18, and alsc of the adjacent edges of the (lump doors. and the shaft for operating them. Fig. 20 shows the outer end of the crosstie illustrated in Figs. 18 and 19 and illustrates the mode of supporting the side sill upon the same. Fig. 2] is a sectional view showing the dnmpng c tors and the shaft for operating them and the hasp. Fig. is a detail viewshowing the hasp. Fig. 23 is a transverse sectional view of the dumping doors and operating shaft showing in section one of the ci'ossties. Figs. 24, 25 and 26 are detail views of the pressed steel members which reinforce the edges of the doors and provide a bearing surface for the inclines upon the lower sides thereof. Fig. 27 is an elevation of the end sill. Fig. 28 is a plan view of the same. Fig. '29 is a cross section taken at about the center of the end sill. Fig. 30 shows the construction of the corner bands at the extremities of the end sills. Fig. 31 shows the operating shaft and improved means for supporting it inside of the end sill.

My impro'ved side door post cap and carline pocket is shown in detail in Figs. (3 to 9. The cal-line pocket 2 is disposed at right angles to the door post cap 1 and is formed integral therewith. The connection between lhese parts is strengthened by. means of the the side doors. Figs. 7 and S are elevations I bracket 3. 'lhe door post cap consists of a securing the parts seated therein. The door:

.p osti pockets, 100 are provided with brackets 101 for supporting the lower door rail 102. The upper doorrail 103 is supported upon brackets "As shown in Figs; 1 to 40f the drawings,

the side door is constructed in two sections =7-fand 8, the upper and lower halves sliding I independently. The upper half of the door 1s 'supportedby a rail.- The lower section of 'the door is provided at its. lower edge with rollers 150 mounted in brackets 10 suitably secured to the door. .The se rollcrsbear ags-upon a. rail which may consist of ordinary iron-piping secured to the side of the car; {Secured to the door posts'are plates 12 hav= ing overhanging portions 13 for thepurpose "of; holding the edges of the doors against 3'9 the side of the car. It will be obvious that *whenthe doors are'opened they will be securely held in place by the supporting guiderails and one of the plates 12. II 1 Fi s." 10.to-12 my improved construc-- tionfiffor draining the car roof and avoiding the possibility of water entering the interior thereof is shown. Grooves 15 which may. be lined with sheet metal 151 arex-for nedin. the carlines 16 and also in he longitudinal roof-.members'17.- These grooves are formed immediately beneath the edges ofthe doors for the purpose of catch ing. carrying ofi any water which may eak throughiat that point. The carlines as rd inarily' constructed, have the necessary slope to carry lfl j' the water falling in the grooves therein, and thejgrooves in thelongitudinal members 80 may be given; the necessary slopeby maki'ng their depth increase from the center of the doors toward .the' outside edges. I

,The side post pockets 18,-shown in Fig. 4c of the drawings are boltedto the outside of' the side sill, as shown, and tip the side posts ofth'e car. "-By' this. construction the placed by simply removing the bolts 7 and to conform-to-the shape of the door. It has glbeencustomary to construct. the inclined tracksshown'in Fig. 21, of separate castings.

my improved construction however, I.

means of a hook" passing through the staple of improved form:

side pbsts h n broken. may be easily re 'to'the Web of the I-beam immediately below form these.tracks-ofwooden' blocks 21 reinforced upon their edges by a continuation of the pressed steel member 25. The precise form of the member-'25 is show-n in Figs. 24, 25 and 26 of the drawings. These members consist of an upper channel shape. portion 26 to receive the edge of the door, anddown turned vertical part 27 upon which is formed the inclined flange 28, the latter forming the track with 'which the door operating mechanism contacts' p The dumping doors with which my improved car .is provided are of thetype ope erated by atransversely moving shaft contacting with inclined surfaces on the under sides 'of the doors. My improved hasp for securing the shafts in the position occupied when the doors are closed,'is shown in Figs. 21. and 22 of the. drawings. This hasp consists of a metal strap i2 bent at one end to 5 .form an eye 43 encircling the operating shaft 44. The .hasp swings freely upon theoperating shaft and when the shaft is moved to the outer end of theslot-45in the crossa tie, the hasp may be swung into. horizontal position in such manner that a slot 456 in its outer end .will pass over a staple 47. on ehe under side of the side sill. The hasp and shaft may be secured in this position by beneath the has-p,'or if desired a lockmay be employed in place of the hook, thus p're--' venting the opening of the doors by unauthorized. parties. The hemp and staplealso I afford a convenient-meansfor applying the usual car seal to the doors.

I have also provided my carwith crossties The center crosstie ,isshown indetail in Figs. 13 to 16 0f the drawings; .This; member consists preferably. of an l-beam extending throughout the width of the car and passingthrough openings in the vertical .webs of the center sill. The opening in the web ofthe'center sill is rectangular in form, as shown by the dotted point where it passes t-hrough the centervsillby angle irons 5b-riveted to the inside of the ertical webs forming the center. sill. 1At44, Fig.13, I- have shown the rack ofthe door operating mechanism, but further reference thereto is unnecessary as this forms no part" 1 of my invention. The outer'end of the cross- 2 tie is formed with a'right-angular-recess 4:6 for the purpose of -receivmg the side sill 4 7, which rests uponthe angle irons 48 secured the recess. The side I sill is bolted the angles 48 and also to the angle 49 seated upon the top of the I-beam. The usual transverse timbers 51 and flooring 52 are seated upon the upper surface of the cross tie occupying the space between adjacentdump doors. a

The intermediate crossties are similar in general construction to the center crosstie, but consists of channel irons instead of the I-beam used for the center tie. The intermediate crossties, as shown in Figs. 17 and 18 of the drawings are secured to the center sill by means similar to those employed for the center crosstie. The angle plates 56 and 57 whereby the channel forming the crosstie is attached to the webs 58 are somewhat different in form from those used with the center crosstie. The angle 57 lies against the flat face of the channel The angle plate 56 is not bent to conform to the flanges of the channel 55, but is of a width sutlicient to cover the web of the channel merely. As in the case of the center crosstie, angle irons 50 inside of the webs of the center sill assist in supportingthe intermediate crossties and reinforce the center sill.

The construction of the end sill and of the means for supporting t1.) operating shaft inside of the end sill are shown in Figs. 27 to 31 of the drawings. The main body of the end sill consists of a steel plate 60 bent into right angular form, the vertical web of which is secured to the vertical webs of the center sill by means of angle irons (S1. The horizontal top plate of the end sill is similarly secured to the center sill by means of angle irons 62. The construction of the corner band is such that it may readily be removed and when so removed the side sill can be taken out and'replaced without disturbing other parts of the structure. The corner band consists of the parts 86 and S7 embracing the corner of the sill. Riveted to the under side of the top plate of the sill is the Z-plate 66 shown in Figs. 27, 28 and 30 the lower horizontal part of which forms a seat for the side sill. Th .ertical part of the Z-plate (30 is provided with a flange 90 which lies against the inner face of the end sill and is secured thereto by bolts which also pass through the end band, thus securing all of these parts together. The hori-' zontal part of the Z-plate (3G provided with a similar flange 91 which is secured to the end sill and corner band by bolts as in the case of the flange on the vertical part above referred to. Bolts 71 secure the side sill in position. By removing the bolts 71 and those holding the corner band to the sill the corner band may be removcdand the side sill taken out and replaced when necessary. The horizontal part of the Z-plate 66 is also provided with an inner flange 92 to which is riveted the channel iron 68, which is provided for the purpose of supporting door opening, said carlines and longitudinal members being formed with grooves beneath the edges of the door, the groove in the longitudinal members sloping toward the carlines.

2. In a car, a dump door provided with a projection on its under surface adapted to co-act with the door operating mechanism, and a metal casing embracing the edge of the door and said projection.

8. In a car, a dump door provided with an incline on its under surface, and an integral metal casing embracing the edge of the door and said incline.

4. Ina dump car, a door operating shaft, a radially projecting latch pivotally mounted thereon, and means for securing the latch to the side sills.

5. In a dump car, a staple upon a station my part of the car, a door operating shaft, and a member pivoted thereon having a slot adapted to be passed over said staple.

6. In a dump car, a reciprocating door op erating shaft, and a radially projecting latch pivotally mounted thereon for securing said reciprocating shaft directly to a fixed part of the car when said shaft is in one of its extreme positions.

7. In a car, a center sill comprising a vertical web a cross sill consisting of a continuous I-beam extending across the car through apertures in the center sill, angle plates bent to conform to the web and flanges of said I-bcam and setan'ed thereto and to the center sill, and longitudinal floorsupporting members on said cross-sill.

8. In a car, an underframe comprising a center sill, end sills, bolsters, and intermediate cro bearers, the cross bearers extending contihously from side to side of the car and passing through apertures in the center sill, the center cross bearer consisting of an I-beam, and the other intermediate cross carers being formed of channel irons.

9. In a car, an underframe comprising a center sill, end sills, bolsters, and intermediate cross bearers, the cross bearers extending continuously from side to side of the car and passing through apertures in the center sill, the center cross bearer consisting of an I-beam, angle irons conforming to the web and flanges of the I beam for securing the same to the center sill, and the other intermediate cross bearers consisting of channels, and angle irons for securing said channels to the center sill.

10. In a car, an end sill comprising horizontal and Vertical plates,'a side sill, a seat for the side sill depending from vand secured tosaid horizontal plate, and a corner band removably secured to said Vertical plate and-t0 said seat.

11. In a dump car, a reciprocatory door operating shaft, slots in the transverse members of the underframe for supporting said shaft, and an intermediate support therefor between the end sill and the bolster. f 12. In a dum ca r,.-an end sill, a bolster and a'center si a reciprocatory door operating shaft, and a support therefor be tween the end silland the bolster,-said support being. secured'tothe center sill and to ,the end sill, e l i 13. 'In a dump car, a centersilhbolster's and end .and'side sills, a seat for the side sill depending from the end sill, a reciprocatory door operating shaft, and a support therefor, between the .end'sill and bolster, said support being secured 'to thecentersill and side sill seat.

- '14. In a car having a door on each side, 'door posts, caps for said door osts, said caps having pockets for the carline, and a carline resting in said pockets and connectforcing the connection between said sockets;

17. In a car, a door post, a carl-,ine,'a diagonal and a longitudinal side frame member and a door post'cap having sockets for said door post, carline and side frame members.

18. In a car structure, a doorjpost, a carline and a. longitudinal side-frame member,

a door post cap comprising a downwardly projecting socket for the door post and a. horizontally projecting socket for the carline, the angular space between said sockets being adapted to receive the longitudinal side frame members.

I EDWARD POSSON. Witnesses:

W. A; Soo'r'r, CHARLES F. Time. 

